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VietNamNet Bridge - Despite economic crisis, many families spent hundreds of US dollars to buy votive paper products for Ram Thang Bay (the 15th day of the 7th month of lunar calendar), the day for wondering souls (August 21). The items for the dead are abundant, from villas to cars and maid...
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BANGKOK: At least 13 people were killed on Sunday (Sep 18) and 10 more are missing after a boat carrying Muslim pilgrims sank on Thailand's Chao Phraya river after hitting a bridge, officials said. The accident happened near the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a popular tourist attraction, although no foreigners were believed to be among the dead. Video footage posted by Khaosod TV showed desperate scenes as rescue workers scrambled to reach the stricken two-floor vessel, its lower deck submerged under water. Rescuers threw ropes to help people swim to land as others gave CPR to unconscious victims on the banks of the river. Some 100 people were believed to have been on board when the boat went down. "There are 13 confirmed dead and 33 injured so far," said Udomsak Khaonoona, disaster prevention chief for the city which is 80 kilometres north of Bangkok. "The boat tried to avoid another vessel and crashed into the concrete column of a bridge," he told AFP, adding that the passengers were … [Read more...] about 13 dead in Thai river boat collision

At least 26 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, officials say.The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas.The gunman, who is reported to have been killed in the aftermath, entered the church and opened fire at around 11:30 local time (17:30 GMT).Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the death toll and said it was the worst mass shooting in the history of Texas."This will be a long, suffering mourning for those in pain," he said at a news conference on Sunday.Texas Department of Public Safety regional director Freeman Martin said the ages of the victims ranged from 5 to 72 years old. Authorities said at least 20 people were also injured and taken to hospital.Mr Martin described the suspect as a young white male in his early 20s, dressed in all black and wearing a ballistic vest as well as tactical-type gear. He was armed with an assault-style rifle.He began shooting outside the … [Read more...] about Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead

Four people were killed and another 1, 531 injured in bloody clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters over a recent football riot, the country's health ministry said Friday.
The ministry said that two were killed in a shooting that occurred from Thursday evening until early Friday in Suez in northeastern Egypt.
Meanwhile, a 24-year-old soldier and a citizen were killed in clashes between security forces and demonstrators in front of the Interior Ministry building in central Cairo on Friday, according to the official MENA news agency. The soldier was squeezed between a central security vehicle and another car, and died later in hospital.
The protestors in downtown Cairo tried to break into the ministry building, chanting slogans against the police officers who allowed the fans to enter Port Said stadium with knives and heavy sticks.
The protestors called on people to participate in the demonstration, asked the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) … [Read more...] about 4 dead in fresh clashes in Egypt, over 1,000 injured

Police said they believe a nightclub blaze that killed 234 people and left scores fighting for their lives was triggered by a cheap flare that musicians lit as part of an indoor light show.
Police also believe that key evidence -- including security footage that would have documented the early Sunday blaze in the southern college town of Santa Maria -- has been hidden from investigators.
Investigators are under pressure to solve the case as Brazil, host of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, is attempting to prove that they can safely host large public events.
Police on Monday arrested the two owners of the Kiss nightclub, and two musicians who allegedly took part in the ill-fated pyrotechnic show.
Santa Maria police chief Marcelo Arigony told reporters Tuesday that the musicians bought a flare for the show "that they knew was designed exclusively for outside use," but was much cheaper than indoor flares.
Arigony also ran down a long list of nightclub … [Read more...] about Brazil police say deadly fire caused by flare

A small plane specially designed for parachuting has crashed in Finland, and eight parachutists were killed in what was considered the deadliest air crash in this Nordic country in the last 30 years.
The accident took place around 3:40 p.m. (GMT 1240) on Sunday, when eyewitnesses saw the plane fall down from the sky and set a fire in the woods near Jamijarvi airport, a popular gliding center in southwest Finland.
Volunteers arrived soon from nearby villages and put out the fire with the cooperation of firebrigades. Military soldiers condoned off the area and policemen and independent investigators were called in despite of the Easter Vacation.
"We know that three people bailed out of the aircraft and survived but unfortunately eight parachuters died and they were found from this crash site," said Ismo Aaltonen, head of the aviation investigation team from the Safety Investigation Authority Finland.
None of the survivals was badly injured and they were treated in hospital in … [Read more...] about Deadliest air crash in Finland in decades leaves 8 dead

Facebook has begun placing warnings over videos posted to its site, stating their contents might "shock, offend and upset" if viewed.
The alerts prevent the videos from automatically playing in feeds unless they are clicked, unlike other clips.
The site is also preventing graphic videos and photos from being shown to any user who has identified themself as being under 18 years old.
It follows pressure for the move from its own safety advisers.
But one psychologist said the measure still did not do enough to protect young, vulnerable members of the social network.
Among the first posts to be affected are uploaded files containing video footage of policeman Ahmed Merabet being shot dead in Paris by a terrorist involved in last week's Charlie Hebdo attacks.
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Facebook has faced repeated criticism over recent years for allowing violent and graphic images that it deems to be of public interest or concern to remain on its pages.
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Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers in the worst militant attack on French soil in recent decades.
One of the men was captured on video shouting "Allah!" as four shots rang out. Two assailants were then seen calmly leaving the scene.
A police union official said the assailants remained at liberty and there were fears of further attacks.
Charlie Hebdo (Charlie Weekly) is well known for courting controversy with satirical attacks on political and religious leaders and has published numerous cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad. The last tweet on its account mocked Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the militant Islamic State, which has taken control of large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
"This is a terrorist attack, there is no doubt about it," President Francois Hollande told reporters after rushing to the scene of the attack. His government … [Read more...] about At least 12 dead in Paris after attack on satirical newspaper

An explosion killed at least one person and injured 12 others near the German city of Nuremberg on Sunday and authorities said it was believed to be intentional. A police spokesman said the person killed in the blast, a man with a backpack, was likely carrying an explosive device and acted alone. There was no immediate information on his identity but the spokesman added that three of the 12 people injured were in serious condition. It was the fourth violent incident in Germany in a week and came as the country was still on edge after the killing of nine people by an 18-year-old Iranian-German gunman in Munich on Friday. The blast outside a restaurant in the town Ansbach prompted the evacuation of more than 2,000 people from a nearby "Ansbach Open" music festival, police said. "We assume it was a deliberate explosion," a Bavarian Interior Ministry spokesman said. He said no arrests had been made in connection with the explosion but Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann was en … [Read more...] about One dead, 12 injured in blast near Nuremberg, Germany: police

The gunman shouted 'Don't forget Aleppo' and 'Allahu Akbar' as he opened fire. The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday by an off-duty police officer who shouted "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire. President Tayyip Erdogan, in a video message to the nation, cast the attack as an attempt to undermine NATO-member Turkey's relations with Russia - ties long tested by the war in Syria. He said he had agreed in a telephone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin to step up cooperation in fighting terrorism. At a special meeting at the Kremlin, President Putin ordered increased security at all Russian missions and said "the bandits" who committed the act would feel retribution. "We must know who directed the killer's hand." The assassination of an ambassador, not least of a major power such as Russia, marks a dangerous escalation of tension in the region and beyond. Security sources said he … [Read more...] about Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery